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How many people aren't illiterate in the world

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caro1ine Answered:

There are approximately one billion adults in the world that are illiterate. That is 26% of the population!

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Iknowsit Answered:

Caroline. There are 6.7 bilion people in the world. So your 26% number is a bit off. Perhaps you are quoting something that was written rather long ago. The population hasn't been at 4 billion since the 1980's. In 1999 that same 1 billion number was given and at that time it said that equaled 16% of the world population.

Other than that, I don't think anyone has done anything other than guessed at that number, since it has been exactly the same for over 30 years. I would think that by now at least a few of those people would have learned to read.